| Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1952 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 26170 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 42 F Humidty: 89% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 16 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jug Girard 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Cloyce Box 46 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Fran Rogel 3 run (Gary Kerkorian kick failed) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Jug Girard 31 run (Doak Walker kick) | 24 | 6 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | By Bailey 9 run (Bobby Layne kick) | 31 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LOE | Bill Swiacki |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 80 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Doran |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Blaine Earon |
| 60 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | MLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 40 | RLB | Bob Smith |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 28 | RDH | Yale Lary |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | George Sulima |
| 72 | LOT | Earl Murray |
| 77 | LOG | John Schweder |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 66 | ROG | Pete Ladygo |
| 65 | ROT | George Hughes |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 7 | QB | Jim Finks |
| 25 | LOH | Ray Mathews |
| 49 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 34 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 50 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 78 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 20 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 14 | S | Ed Kissell |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 102 | 1 | 0 | |
| PIT | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 32 | 2 |
| Bobby Layne | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| By Bailey | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 10 | 1 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 321 | 5.4 | 32 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Fran Rogel | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 3 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ed Modzelewski | 4 | -11 | -2.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | -3 | -0.2 | 5 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 71 | 5.1 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 72.0 | |
| Jim Hardy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Jug Girard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 4 | 23.5 | 0 | 71 | 4.2 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 64.1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Jim Finks | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 2 | 209 | 6.0 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 48.4 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 2 | 209 | 6.0 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 48.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 46t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 35 | 0 |
| Elbie Nickel | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Sulima | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| George Hughes | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 209 | 11.0 | 35 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 1 | 90 | 90.0 | 90 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hill | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 90 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 242 | 48.4 | 53 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Pat Brady | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 53 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Team Totals | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 168 | 28.0 | 0 | ||